New agents help give Garment Center a retail facelift.The leasing team of Faith Hope Consolo and Joseph Aquino of Garrick-Aug Associates Store Leasing, Inc., has been appointed exclusive leasing agent for the two-level 28,000 SF of retail space at 498 Seventh Avenue, the Southwest corner of 37th Street, the center of the Fashion District. The location is made up of multiple stores and Tequilaville on the corner. There is frontage of 100 feet on Seventh Avenue and 85 feet on 37th Street. "Although this has been known for generations as the 'Garment Center' or 'Fashion District," said Aquino, Garrick-Aug's managing director, "The recent influx of non-fashion related businesses to the area is giving it a totally new face. The Garment Center is no longer limited to a single industry. The office tenants of 498 Seventh include the headquarters for Bates Bates , Katherine Lee 1859-1929. American educator and writer best known for her poem "America the Beautiful," written in 1893 and revised in 1904 and 1911. Worldwide Advertising, Interpublic Group, public relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most , Hazen & Sawyer, environmental consultants, Data Broadcasting, financial information, and Metastream, Web software. The location is ideal for any retailer wishing a wide customer range with boundless interests." "Not only is there the office population, but also the pedestrian A pedestrian is a person travelling on foot, whether walking or running. In modern times, the term mostly refers to someone walking on a road or footpath, but this was not the case historically. History Walking is the primary means of human locomotion. traffic to consider," added Consolo, Garrick-Aug's vice chairman. "This is the route from Times Square to Macy's and from Penn Station to points east in the city. The travelers, commuters, tourists, shoppers, national and international fashion buyers and delegations who crowd the surrounding sur·round tr.v. sur·round·ed, sur·round·ing, sur·rounds 1. To extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle. 2. To enclose or confine on all sides so as to bar escape or outside communication. n. streets and avenues -- all potential customers." "Neighbors to 498 Seventh Avenue include, along with Macy's and Penn Station, K-Mart, Madison Square Garden Current arenas in the National Hockey League Western Conference Eastern Conference , The Sports Authority Sports Authority is the USA's largest full line sporting goods retailer. The company is headquartered in Englewood, Colorado. It operates over 400 stores in 45 U.S. states under the Sports Authority name. Total sales for the fiscal year ending January 29 2005 were $2.44 billion. , HMV HMV His Master's Voice HMV High Mobility Vehicle HMV High Mileage Vehicle HMV High Molecular Weight HMV Heavy Maintenance Visit HMV Hazardous Materials Vault (military vault for dangerous materials) HMV Heavy Military Vehicle , soon to open H & M and Sephora, several major banks and just about every important fashion name in this country," she added. "It is a busy, exciting, and profitable location." Founded a quarter-century ago, Manhattan-based Garrick-Aug Associates is the nation's largest brokerage specializing exclusively in retail leasing today. Garrick-Aug's Faith Hope Consolo is now on the Internet with her popular retail column, "The Faith Report," with listings and color photographs of storefronts and recent news articles about the retail market. |
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